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Back in the Court of Appeal for Ontario for my 20th visit this year — November 15, 2024

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

It’s been almost impossible for me to attend in person to argue my roughly 20 appeals this calendar year in the Ontario Court of Appeal. That’s a remarkable, unprecedented number of appeals argued this year – including a civil mental … Continue reading →

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CLA Women’s Dinner Nov 14 2024

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Lovely evening – great food, great company!

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My Brother, Soleiman – Documentary on CBC Gem

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

On November 13 2024 this very moving documentary premiered on CBC Gem. Here is the Link to Sign in to the App To Watch – brief comments by me around 14:30 mark. https://gem.cbc.ca/my-brother-soleiman This documentary is very difficult to watch. … Continue reading →

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Abdirahman ABDI Inquest Begins November 18 2024

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

This Inquest is into the Ottawa death of Mr. Abdi at the hands of police in 2016 is about to start. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/abdirahman-abdi-death-ottawa-police-2016-inquest-1.7363731 Coroner’s inquest into Abdirahman Abdi’s death to start Nov. 18 Black man died after violent arrest by 2 … Continue reading →

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LAMDA hosts Australian Law professor Sam Boyle presenting his Research on Ontario’s CTOs

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Dr. Boyle presents preliminary results of his Ontario Study on CTOs – he has interviewed participants to CTO proceedings of the CCB, including Board members, clients, lawyers and psychiatrists. Tuesday, October 29, 2024 6:00 – 7:00 PM EST Early registration … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER Open Letter to CAMH’s now $200 MIL donor – Bruce McKean – Oct 24 2024

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Bruce McKean sounds like a lovely, humble, well-meaning man. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-mystery-camh-donor-mental-health/ His latest $100 MIL will at least FINALLY result in a new building for the longest suffering patients detained at CAMH, those found unfit or NCR who were the only … Continue reading →

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The Legal Profession In Crisis – Reflections on Three Decades at the Bar put against this Snapshot Moment in Time – October 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

The Legal Profession is in crisis. We all know the data. Mental health issues, drug use, dependencies and addictions including gambling – all rampant in the law and in criminal defence. Sexual harassment by male criminal defence lawyers is a … Continue reading →

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New Content Released on My CV – October 2024 – TEACHING, TEACHING, TEACHING the fall away

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

October of this year has meant teaching several times a week, including 8 solid hours at 3 different law schools in a 24 hour period on Oct 22 and 23 – that is a LOT of teaching – but I … Continue reading →

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Head shots – All taken on Just Two Days in Oct 2024

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

These photos were all taken in the span of a couple of days in the last week or so. I am having trouble deciding which to use for what purpose but I do like them all. So one thing to … Continue reading →

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World Mental Health Day Commemorated by Lexis Nexis

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Our publisher LexisNexis posted this message on their socials to mark World Mental Health Day – Oct 10, 2024. While World Mental Health Day was earlier this week, the message of prioritizing Mental Health in the workplace is always relevant. … Continue reading →

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